Sinus Lift
Surgical Periodontal Procedures
- Dental Implants
- Cosmetic Periodontal Surgery
- Gum Grafting
- Crown Lengthening
- Osseous Surgery
- Bone Regeneration
- Bone Grafting
- Sinus Lift
- Teeth in an Hour
Dental implants
Dental implants are metal anchors that act as tooth root substitutes. They are surgically placed into the jawbone.
Small posts are attached to the implant to provide stable anchors in for replacement teeth.
Sinus lift procedure
The maxillary sinuses are behind your cheeks and above the upper teeth. Sinuses are like empty rooms that have nothing in them. Some of the roots of the natural upper teeth extend up into the maxillary sinuses. When these upper teeth are removed, there is often just a thin wall of bone separating the maxillary sinus and the mouth. Dental implants need bone to hold them in place. When the sinus wall is very thin, it is impossible to place dental implants in this bone.
A Sinus graft or sinus lift graft is a solution to augment the sinus and prepare for dental implant placement. Dr. Goettisheim enters the sinus from where the upper teeth used to be. The sinus membrane is then lifted upward and donor bone is inserted into the floor of the sinus. Keep in mind that the floor of the sinus is the roof of the upper jaw. After several months of healing, the bone becomes part of the patient’s jaw and dental implants can be inserted and stabilized in this new bone.
The sinus graft makes it possible for many patients to have dental implants when years ago there was no other option other than wearing loose dentures.
If enough of the patient's own bone exists between the upper jaw ridge and the bottom of the sinus to stabilize the implant well, sinus augmentation and implant placement can sometimes be performed as a single procedure. If not enough bone is available, sinus augmentation will have to be performed first, then the graft will have to mature for several months, depending upon the type of graft material used. Once the graft has matured, the implants can be placed.